Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-19
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There 10 touching story OF the 70.
nous DR.. samuel Johnson, which has
had influence on many Q boy who has
heard 1t. Samusl's father, Michael
johnson, WAS . poor bookseller in
Litch6eld, England. On market days
he used to carry spackage Of books 70
the village Of Uttorster, and sell them
from stall In the market place. One
day the bookseller was sick, and asked
his son to go ana sell the books In his
place. Samuel, from silly pride, re-
fused TO obey.
Fifty years aiterward Johnson be-
came the celebrated auther, the CON-
piler Of the English Dictionary, ,and
one Of the most distinguished scholars
In England; but he never forgot his
act Of unkindness TO his poor, hard
toiling father; 20 when he visited Ut
toxeter he determined 10 show his sor-
row and repentance.
He went In the market place at the
time Of business, uncovered his head,
and stood there for an hour In pour.
Ing rain on the very spot where the
book stall used TO stand. "This," he
| says, twas An act Of e0ntritiOn TOR my
d. sosedience to my kind father"
The spectacle Of the great Dr.JOhn-
son standing borehcaded in the storm,
to atone for the wrong done, by him 81
years before IL = grand and touching
one. There Is representation Of !
Gin marble) on the doctors monu
ment.
Many . man II, after life has fel
something harder and heavier than
storm of rain beating upon his heart
when he remembers his acts OF unkind
ness TO good father or mother now il
their caves.
| DR.. John Tobb Of Pittsfeld, tn
eminent writer. never could forge
how, when his old father was yer,
sick, and sent him away Cor medicine
he "a lit le lsd) had been unwilling I
go, and made ups lie that 'the drug
gist had not got any such medicine
The old man was just dying whel
little Johnny came In. and said TO him
my boy, your father suffers gret
pain for want Of that medicine"
Johnny started in great distress fo
the medicine, but 1t was tho late. TIL
} father on his retu was almost CONT
He could only say to the weeping boy
"Love me and always speak the truth
tor the eye of God is always upon yo,
; Now kiss me once more, and fare
WELL"
Through all his after life DR.. Tob
often had q heartsche over that act {
falsehood and disobedience W his dyin
father.
: 1t takes more than shower 70 was
away the memory of such sins. ID
Tobb rcpented Of that sin a thousar
, times.
The words "honor thy father ar
thy mother" mean four things-alwa,
do what they bid you; always te
them the truth; always treat the
lovingly, aud take care of them WHIT
/, they are sick or grown old. l new,
yet knew boy who trampled on u
wish OF his parents and turned o
/. well. God never blcsses wiltul
! disobedien, son.
d When Washington was 1G years o
he determined 10 leave home and be
midshipmsn in the Colonial Nav
r After he had sent off his trunk |
9 went to bid his mother goodbye. 81
y wcpt 81 bitterly because he WAS goiI
IL away that he said TO his negro servan
"Bring back my trunk; Im not goir
to make my mother suffer SO by lea
J. ing her"
y lie remained at home to please h
" mother. This decision led him to b
come surveyor and aitcrward a Sc
= der. His whole glorious career
= life turned on this one simple act
3. trying to make his mother happ
y And happy, too, will be the child wi
= never has occasion to shed bitter tea
:: for any acts of unkindncss to /
% parents. Let us not forget that G
i. has said: Honor thy father and Il
mother